HELENA, Mont. - Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday that he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater Mining Co. after being elected chairman of the board — but he also isn't ruling out a potential U.S. Senate run.

It's the first long weekend after a bitterly cold and long winter, and CBC Meteorologist John Sauder says Winnipeggers should brace for rain.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Global warming will only be brought under control by deep international collaboration and intense investment in technology — not yelling on street corners, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

Recycling carts are being rolled out to Regina residents.

NAIROBI, Kenya - In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America. Inclusion of such material should have been attributed to VOA.

MONTREAL - Gaz Metro's publicly traded affiliate, Valener Inc., beat expectations as it benefited from the contribution of a Vermont acquisitions and favourable weather conditions.

The P.E.I. government is taking too long and not committing enough resources to clean up abandoned dump sites, says a local environmentalist.

The carcasses of dead whales don't last long on the ocean floor, thanks to colonies of ravenous worms that feast on their bones. Now, U.S. researchers have figured out how the worms devour the massive bones without any teeth, mouth, or even a gut.

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police faced a slithery situation when a citizen came across a live python in a Dumpster.

A ruling by the World Trade Organization could hurt Windsor's green energy manufacturers.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents.

TORONTO - Canada has lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization over Ontario's green energy laws.

The World Trade Organization's appeal body has upheld complaints from the EU and Japan that Ontario's program to promote green energy use violates international trade rules.